5 Fantasy Football Players To Trade For NOW!

Your Fantasy Football draft is far in your rearview mirror, seeming like it happened six months ago, and now you’re staring at your lineup wondering how you can improve it in order to reach the playoffs.

You can improve your team by making awesome picks off the waiver wire, but really, you need to have an awful team to get a high waiver pick in order to pull that off.

Or you can make some deft Fantasy Football trades, pulling in good talent with upside, while trading away some of your surplus.

That’s what this article is for. We found a handful of Fantasy Football players to trade for now, before their Fantasy value increases dramatically over the next few weeks.

5 Disappointing Fantasy Football Players You Should Trade For ASAP

The Fantasy Football Strength of Schedule we talk about come from the information over at FFToolbox.com. Also, when we refer to CBS’ trade chart, that’s Dave Richard’s article where he reorders the player value week to week.

DeMarco Murray, RB, Tennessee Titans

That big game put up by Derrick Henry has Murray’s owners scrambling right now, looking down their bench to see if they have a decent RB3 that they can slot as a starter, once Murray officially gives way to the Heisman winner. What’s important to remember is that Murray was dealing with a sore hamstring in Week 2, which wasn’t revealed until after Sunday’s game. While a hamstring injury can certainly…. hamstring your team, he will return to being a beast once he’s healthy.

The Titans have a top-10 Fantasy Strength of Schedule for running backs, and that improves to top-three for RBs in Weeks 11-15!

If you move now, Murray (14) is likely valued at less than Henry (15), like he is in Dave Richard’s trade chart. That means some players you should consider trading away for Murray include Drew Brees, Martavis Bryant, T.Y. Hilton and Zach Ertz.

Photo Credit: AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack

Jordan Howard, RB, Chicago Bears

Tarik Cohen.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense.

His arm in a sling after Sunday’s game.

Those are all great reasons why people are down on the second-year running back, and that’s where you’ll be able to swoop in and get a top-15-RB on the cheap! Think this through – do you really believe the Bears, who are void of stars to begin with, are going to place all their hopes and dreams on the back of a 180-lb. rookie running back? Cohen will continue to be a complement to Howard, but let’s not forget that he still doesn’t have an NFL build, and could be snapped in two by a punter.

Just three teams have a better Fantasy Strength of Schedule for RBs in Weeks 11-15!

Photo Credit: AP Photo/Mark Zaleski

Doug Martin, RB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Martin is healthy and has a couple more games left on his suspension, and this Bucs offensive line looked fantastic this past weekend. Remember that the Buccaneers passing game is starting to blossom, which will continue to lighten the box defensively, opening more holes for Martin, once he returns. Imagine that Martin’s value is currently similar to Henry’s, and rookie Christian McCaffrey.

Martin can be had on the cheap, especially if you find him on a team that’s stocked with RBs and in need of help elsewhere.

Photo Credit: AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack

Doug Baldwin, WR, Seattle Seahawks

The Seahawks’ offensive line is causing way more problems for their offensive teammates than they are for opposing defensive lines. Russell Wilson is struggling to get time in the pocket, and Seattle RBs are having all sorts of trouble finding space. But even if you think the Seahawks offense is in trouble, you have to figure that means they’ll be passing more, and Baldwin will be the stalwart once again. He played in all 82 of the team’s offensive snaps in Week 2, and he should be had on the cheap right now, when he hasn’t caught a 2017 touchdown yet.

Photo Credit: AP Photo/Elaine Thompson

DeVante Parker, WR, Miami Dolphins

It’s true that Parker caught 85-yards worth of passes in Week 2, leading the Dolphins in receiving, but he has only played one game so far, and big success isn’t in the front of his Fantasy owners’ minds just yet. Jay Cutler still has the ability to key in on one wide receiver, as evidenced by his time with Brandon Marshall and then Alshon Jeffery. Parker is a physical beast, with excellent speed, and over his next 14 games, leading up to Fantasy Championship Week 16, the Dolphins face NINE defenses that rank 20th or worse against Fantasy wide receivers. Sweet!

DeMarco Murray, RB, Tennessee Titans

That big game put up by Derrick Henry has Murray’s owners scrambling right now, looking down their bench to see if they have a decent RB3 that they can slot as a starter, once Murray officially gives way to the Heisman winner. What’s important to remember is that Murray was dealing with a sore hamstring in Week 2, which wasn’t revealed until after Sunday’s game. While a hamstring injury can certainly…. hamstring your team, he will return to being a beast once he’s healthy.

The Titans have a top-10 Fantasy Strength of Schedule for running backs, and that improves to top-three for RBs in Weeks 11-15!

If you move now, Murray (14) is likely valued at less than Henry (15), like he is in Dave Richard’s trade chart. That means some players you should consider trading away for Murray include Drew Brees, Martavis Bryant, T.Y. Hilton and Zach Ertz.

Photo Credit: AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack

2/5

Jordan Howard, RB, Chicago Bears

Tarik Cohen.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense.

His arm in a sling after Sunday’s game.

Those are all great reasons why people are down on the second-year running back, and that’s where you’ll be able to swoop in and get a top-15-RB on the cheap! Think this through – do you really believe the Bears, who are void of stars to begin with, are going to place all their hopes and dreams on the back of a 180-lb. rookie running back? Cohen will continue to be a complement to Howard, but let’s not forget that he still doesn’t have an NFL build, and could be snapped in two by a punter.

Just three teams have a better Fantasy Strength of Schedule for RBs in Weeks 11-15!

Photo Credit: AP Photo/Mark Zaleski

3/5

Doug Martin, RB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Martin is healthy and has a couple more games left on his suspension, and this Bucs offensive line looked fantastic this past weekend. Remember that the Buccaneers passing game is starting to blossom, which will continue to lighten the box defensively, opening more holes for Martin, once he returns. Imagine that Martin’s value is currently similar to Henry’s, and rookie Christian McCaffrey.

Martin can be had on the cheap, especially if you find him on a team that’s stocked with RBs and in need of help elsewhere.

Photo Credit: AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack

4/5

Doug Baldwin, WR, Seattle Seahawks

The Seahawks’ offensive line is causing way more problems for their offensive teammates than they are for opposing defensive lines. Russell Wilson is struggling to get time in the pocket, and Seattle RBs are having all sorts of trouble finding space. But even if you think the Seahawks offense is in trouble, you have to figure that means they’ll be passing more, and Baldwin will be the stalwart once again. He played in all 82 of the team’s offensive snaps in Week 2, and he should be had on the cheap right now, when he hasn’t caught a 2017 touchdown yet.

Photo Credit: AP Photo/Elaine Thompson

5/5

DeVante Parker, WR, Miami Dolphins

It’s true that Parker caught 85-yards worth of passes in Week 2, leading the Dolphins in receiving, but he has only played one game so far, and big success isn’t in the front of his Fantasy owners’ minds just yet. Jay Cutler still has the ability to key in on one wide receiver, as evidenced by his time with Brandon Marshall and then Alshon Jeffery. Parker is a physical beast, with excellent speed, and over his next 14 games, leading up to Fantasy Championship Week 16, the Dolphins face NINE defenses that rank 20th or worse against Fantasy wide receivers. Sweet!